Monday, January 7, 2013

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee has announced
Brian Hales from Butler High School in Matthews, N.C. as the 2013 Xenith
National Coach of the Year. The award honors the Nation’s top high
school football coach, recognizing exceptional coaching abilities and
leadership skills as well as serving as a positive influence to the
youth of America on and off the field.

“The Army is strong because
of the incredible leaders it recruits and develops,” said Mark Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Marketing and Director of the
Army Marketing and Research Group. “Coach Hales exemplifies similar
leadership strengths and provides invaluable guidance to his players
both on and off the field. We congratulate Coach Hales on his
achievements and for being recognized as the Coach of the Year.”

Coach
Hales will receive the Yoast Award, named after the legendary Coach
Bill Yoast, who along with Coach Herman Boone was immortalized in the
movie “Remember the Titans.”

Coaches are nominated and selected by
the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee. Bob Beatty of
Trinity High School, Louisville, Ky., was the winner of the 2012
National Coach of the Year award. Other nominees this year included:
Claude Mathis from DeSoto High School in DeSoto Texas, J.T. Curtis from
Curtis High School in River Ridge La., Butch Goncharoff from Bellevue
High School in Bellevue Wash., Mike Jinks from Steele High School in
Cibolo, Texas and Joe Kinnan from Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla.